Radiator shell



. p 1935- I B. KIRSCH El AL 1,996,816

RADIATOR SHELL Filed Dec. 23, 1951 lustrated one of various possible embodiments of- Patented Apr. 9, 1935 UNITED STATES PAT ENT OFFICE RADIATOR sneer.

Illinois Application December 23, 1931, Serial No. 582,795 Y 1 Claim. (01. 98-2).

This invention relates to radiator shells, and with regard to certain more specific features, to shells of this class equipped with deflecting apparatus.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the provision of a shell for radiators of the automotive type for heating tonneau interiors and the like having improved, simplified and more rugged means for mounting a deflector, said deflector being adjustable to project a draft of heated airin any direction which -may be desired; the provision of a device of the class described which shall adjustably project said draft without substantially breaking the continuous flow thereof; and the provision of apparatus of this class which is exceedingly simple and compact in arrangement and pleasing in its appearance. Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the elements and combinations of elements, features of construction, and arrangements of parts which will be exemplified in the structure hereinafter described, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is ilthe invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the shellv and the deflector attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on lines 2-2 of Fig. 1; and,

I Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on lines 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate-cone sponding parts throughout the several views of 'the drawing. I

Referring now more particularly to Fig. l, there'is shown at numeral 1' a stamped metal shield forming the front face of a radiator shell for covering radiator cores, said shieldhaving openings 3 through which suitable bolts pass for fastening the same to a rear shell piece 5 shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. of the shell surrounds the core of the frame. The core is not shown, nor is the member 5 shown in solid lines, because these are known parts.

The improvement herein comprises forming the shield l with a supporting vertical and channel shaped rib I which is formed integrally with the remainder of the shield I. It is to be understood that the rib I may be arranged crosswise or 'angularly or otherwise. Its function is to provide at or near the central portion of the This rear portion 5- radiator a'swivel support foran awning-shaped deflector 9.

The swivel is shown generally at numeral II and comprises a bolt 13 passing through an opening IS in said cross brace I As appears in Fig. 3, the cross brace I is semicircularly formed and the bolt or pin l3 passes therethrough into an interfitting clamping block H. A nut 19 serves to draw the head of the bolt I 3 against a support 29, the latter having a channel shape adapted to strengthen the same and receive a swivel block 2|. The swivel block 2| has a bearing surface against a second swivel or clamping saddle block 23 which has a semi-'circular saddle form adapted to straddle the cross brace I, as illustrated at Fig. 3. A spring washer 25 is arranged between the brace i9 and the head of the bolt l3 so that a resilient frictional engagement is had between the swiveling blocks 21 and 23. A lock washer 21 is used between the nut I9 and the clamping block 11.

As indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1; this construction provides means for swiveling the deflector 9 so that air which is projected forwardly as indicated by the arrow A in Fig. 2, may be deflected in any one of various directions, one of which directions is indicated by arrows B in said Fig. 2. It is to be understood that the adjustment of the hood or visor 9 may be made throughout 360 of angle so that deflection may be accomplished downwardly, laterally and/or upwardly from the bottom'and in all of the various immediate directions accordingly to intermediate adjustments.

It will be understood that the air which passes in thedirection A (Fig.2) is caused to so move by a fan or other suitable apparatus, said air passing through the radiator core where it absorbs heat for distribution by means 'of the blast B;

Among the advantages of the invention is the fact that a single deflector is articulated at a single, more or less central point, so that it may be usedin any, position laterally for deflecting air in any direction. The use of a single deflector reducesto a minimum interference with the air blast The interference by a relatively slender cross brace I is negligible, as is the interference by the outwardly extending brace 29.

Another; advantage is that the visor shaped hood 3 presents a strong projection which, if inadvertently collided with does not tend to bend out of shape, ;but merely reacts at the rearward edge 3| against the edge of the opening 20 of the shield l to effect a rigid supp rt.

In view or the above, 'it will be seen that the several objects of the invention are achieved and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in carrying out the above constructions" without departing from the scope of the invention, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or' shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

'Weclaim: 1

In a radiator shell, a shield having an opening therein for the passage of air therethrough, an extension from at least one edge of said opening to'a central portion of said opening, the ex tension and the shell forming a substantially flat grid. a rigid horizontal pin support at said central portion, and a deflector carried by said pin support, said deflector having a visor shapeand being constrained by the pin support to assume plane rotation, the rearward edge of the deflector engagingthe peripheralportion of said shield when the deflector is depressed in any position of rotation, the result being to substantiallyv brace said deflector, when depressed and so positioning the same after pressure thereon is released that it may again be given plane rotation if desired without interference from said shield.

' BENJAMIN KIRSCH.

HARVEY S; PARDEE. 

